Abebooks HomeBase 2.3

Downloading and Installing HomeBase 2.3

HomeBase 2.3 is free inventory software developed by Abebooks. It is an easy-to-use program that allows you to keep track of books, catalogs, clients, wants, and invoices. HomeBase 2.3 is available for PCs running Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me (with 64 MB of RAM) or Windows NT/2000/XP (128 MB of RAM is advisable).

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To download HomeBase 2.3 to your computer:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click the [Back] button in your browser window twice.
   • Visit http://www.abebooks.com/docs/homebase/main.shtml.
2. In the Abebooks HomeBase box, do one of the following:
   • Click the [Free Download] button if you do not already have HomeBase 2.0 or higher on your computer.
   • Click [Download Upgrade] if you already have HomeBase 2.0 or higher on your computer but would like to be using the updated version.
3. Select the [Save this program to disk] option and click [OK].
4. Select an easily accessible location on your computer to save HomeBase 2.3 to. Click [Save].

Once you have downloaded HomeBase, it is necessary to install it on your computer system.

To install HomeBase 2.3 on your computer:

1. Double-click the [HB23.EXE] icon.
2. Close any programs you have open and click [Next].
3. Read through the HomeBase Software license agreement and select the [I Accept the terms in the HomeBase Software license agreement] option. Click the [Next] button.
4. Do one of the following:
   • To install HomeBase 2.3 to your desktop, click the [Next] button.
   • To install HomeBase 2.3 to another location, browse to the location, click the [OK] button and then click the [Next] button.
5. Select the [Yes] option button and then click the [Next] button.
6. Click the [Next] button.
7. Click the [Next] button to begin the installation.
8. Click the [Finish] button.
9. Do one of the following:
   • Click [OK] to automatically restart your computer.
   • Click [Exit] to save and exit all open files and programs and then restart your computer yourself.

You will be prompted to use the Setup Wizard the first time you use HomeBase 2.3.

For help on using HomeBase, there is a Help module included in the software that you can access by clicking [Help] in the menu bar. This module is also available in the Online Help section of the Abebooks Web site.

Other features related to downloading and installing include:

• Backing up your data
• Recovering your data
• Loading your HomeBase 1 data
• Updating HomeBase
• Networking HomeBase